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Mariska Hargitay

Acting

Born: 1964-01-23
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 4.5

Also Known As

Марішка Маґдолна Гарґітей

Biography

Mariska Hargitay (born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, director and activist, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe. The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film Ghoulies, and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series, Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 16 nominated

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2011
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2011
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2010
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2009
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2009
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2008
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2008
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2007
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2007
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2006
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2006
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2006
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2005
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2004
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2004
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Law & Order

2004
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2004
Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2000
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting73 titles

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
9.7
Movie

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020Documentary
Strawberry Road
9.5
Movie

Strawberry Road

1991Drama
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
8.5
Movie

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015Drama
Chicago Fire
8.4
Series

Chicago Fire

2012 - ...Drama
Chicago P.D.
8.4
Series

Chicago P.D.

2014 - ...Thriller
Seinfeld
8.3
Series

Seinfeld

1989-1998Comedy
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
How To with John Wilson
8.1
Series

How To with John Wilson

2020-2023Comedy
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1
Series

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005-2006Drama
Mr. Universe
8.0
Movie

Mr. Universe

1988Drama
My Mom Jayne
8.0
Movie

My Mom Jayne

2025Documentary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
All-American Girl
8.0
Series

All-American Girl

1994-1995Comedy
Law & Order: Organized Crime
7.9
Series

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021-2025Thriller
The Emmy Awards
7.9
Series

The Emmy Awards

1949 - ...Drama
ER
7.8
Series

ER

1994-2009Drama
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
7.7
Movie

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022Documentary
Leaving Las Vegas
7.3
Movie

Leaving Las Vegas

1995Drama
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
Grapevine
7.3
Series

Grapevine

1992Comedy
Freddy's Nightmares
7.2
Series

Freddy's Nightmares

1988-1990Thriller
Cracker
7.2
Series

Cracker

1997-1999Thriller
Sesame Street
7.1
Cartoon

Sesame Street

1969 - ...Animation
Downtown
7.0
Series

Downtown

1986-1987Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
JoJo's Circus
6.9
Cartoon

JoJo's Circus

2003-2007Animation
Tequila and Bonetti
6.6
Series

Tequila and Bonetti

1992Drama
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Wiseguy
6.6
Series

Wiseguy

1987-1990Thriller
Can't Hurry Love
6.5
Series

Can't Hurry Love

1995-1996Comedy
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
6.4
Movie

The Gambler: Playing for Keeps

1994Action
I Am Evidence
6.4
Movie

I Am Evidence

2017Documentary
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
6.4
Movie

Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde

2015Documentary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4
Series

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-2026Documentary
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4
Series

Late Show with David Letterman

1993-2015Documentary
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
The Perfect Weapon
6.3
Movie

The Perfect Weapon

1991Action
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
6.3
Movie

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020Comedy
thirtysomething
6.3
Series

thirtysomething

1987-1991Drama
Hotel Room
6.2
Series

Hotel Room

1993Drama
Plain Truth
6.1
Movie

Plain Truth

2004Drama
Ellen
6.1
Series

Ellen

1994-1998Comedy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
The Advocate's Devil
6.0
Movie

The Advocate's Devil

1997Thriller
Baywatch
6.0
Series

Baywatch

1989-2001Action
Lake Placid
5.9
Movie

Lake Placid

1999Horror
Finish Line
5.8
Movie

Finish Line

1989Drama
F--k
5.8
Movie

F--k

2010Comedy
The Single Guy
5.8
Series

The Single Guy

1995-1997Comedy
The Drew Barrymore Show
5.8
Series

The Drew Barrymore Show

2020 - ...Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Falcon Crest
5.7
Series

Falcon Crest

1981-1990Drama
Today
5.7
Series

Today

1952 - ...Documentary
Night Sins
5.6
Movie

Night Sins

1997Drama
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6
Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003-2022Comedy
Blind Side
5.5
Movie

Blind Side

1993Drama
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
5.5
Series

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025 - ...Documentary
Stuck
5.4
Movie

Stuck

2013Drama
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-2013Documentary
Booker
5.3
Series

Booker

1989-1990Drama
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Come the Morning
5.0
Movie

Come the Morning

1993Drama
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0
Series

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 - ...Documentary
Ghoulies
4.9
Movie

Ghoulies

1985Horror
Perfume
4.8
Movie

Perfume

2001Comedy
Bank Robber
4.4
Movie

Bank Robber

1993Comedy
The View
4.4
Series

The View

1997 - ...Documentary
Jocks
4.3
Movie

Jocks

1986Comedy
The Love Guru
4.1
Movie

The Love Guru

2008Comedy
Gutsy
3.5
Series

Gutsy

2022Documentary
Welcome to 18
3.3
Movie

Welcome to 18

1986Comedy
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
0
Movie

BLKBX: wht r u hding?

2021Documentary

Directing2 titles

My Mom Jayne
8.0
Movie

My Mom Jayne

2025Documentary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller

Production10 titles

My Beautiful Stutter
10.0
Movie

My Beautiful Stutter

2019Documentary
Nuns vs. The Vatican
9.0
Movie

Nuns vs. The Vatican

2025Documentary
My Mom Jayne
8.0
Movie

My Mom Jayne

2025Documentary
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
I Am Evidence
6.4
Movie

I Am Evidence

2017Documentary
The Planters
6.2
Movie

The Planters

2019Comedy
Emanuel
6.1
Movie

Emanuel

2019Documentary
Santorini Blue
3.0
Movie

Santorini Blue

2013Romance
BLKBX: wht r u hding?
0
Movie

BLKBX: wht r u hding?

2021Documentary
The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony
New0
Movie

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony

2026Documentary

Crew1 title

The Alabama Solution
6.9
Movie

The Alabama Solution

2025Documentary